Professional Affiliations
Paul is the executive director of Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc. a comprehensive community mental health center in Montpelier, Vermont. Paul is also a former City Councilor and Mayor of Barre, Vermont the sister-city of Montpelier. He is the chair of the Greater Barre Justice Center, co chair of the Barre Danforth committee and a board member of the local community action council.

NARMH Positions and Projects
Paul was elected to the NARMH board this year and looks forward to working closely with President David Lambert on the many challenging issues facing rural mental health consumers, families and providers.

Rural Mental Health Involvement and Contributions
Paul’s employment with WCMHS began in 1978. He assisted in the start up of one of Vermont’s first group homes for patients from the Vermont State Hospital who required a therapeutic residence in order to come back to the community. From there, he helped develop housing in partnership with the local land trust, HUD and other community resources. These housing and service options have been instrumental in keeping WCMHS average usage of State Hospital beds at less then five per day. Paul worked closely with the former executive director, consumers, families, advocates and staff in developing and implementing a recovery philosophy in community settings. As chair of the legislative committee for the Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services, he has been active in the legislative process and works with consumers, families, advocates and staff in advocating directly with their elected representatives.